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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID C. BARNARD AND EDWARD L. VALLAGE, OF LOCKPORT, NEV YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Paten-t No. 371,730, dated October18, 1837.

Application filed April 16, 1887. Serial No. 235,112. (M` del.)

.To ZZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, DAvID C. BARNARD and EDWARD L. WALLACE, ofLockport, in the county of Niagara and State of'New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention is an improvement in washing-machines; and it consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts,which will behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the machine as when notin use, parts being broken away to show the location of theroller-frame. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machineas in use, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

rlhe suds-box A is supported at one end on legs B, and has at itsopposite end short legs c, to which are journaled wheels C, on which themachine may be conveniently moved by the user or may be wheeled by acanvasser in selling the machines. Bars D extend lbetween and connectthe legs B with legs c below the suds-box A. Spring-bars E are securedat one end to the bars D and are separated at their other ends from saidbarsby means of interposed blocks d. To the free ends of thesespring-arms are pivoted the lower ends of arms F, to the upper ends ofwhich are connected the rear ends of the rubberframe G, which has thehandle g at its opposite end, and is provided between its ends with therub:- ber H.

The bed or roller frame I consists of sides i, the rods J, connectingthe same, and the rollers K, journaled between the sides z', as shown.

Thesudsboxisdividedby twotransverse partitions, L L', into threecompartments, which, for convenience of reference, we shall refer to asthe central compartment, Z, the front compartment, Z', andthe rearcompartment, Z2. The partition L is usually made higher than thepartition L, so the front compartment will hold the most water; also inorder to support the bed or roller frame at the desired angle. It isusual to provide the central compartment with the discharge-opening Z3,a suitable plug being provided to close said opening when i desired.

In operation the compartments Z Z2 contain the water for Washing theclothes, while the dirty water is pressed out of the clothes by theaction of the rubber'and rollers, and passes into the middle compartmentand out thereofI through the` discharge-opening, the water in the endcompartments remaining comparatively clean. By elevating the rollers(which should not be submerged) on the partitions we secure a depth ofthe end compartments suflicient to properly wet the clothes at once, theclothes being alternately soaked in compartments Z or Z2, and thenpressed or rubbed in compartment Z, being soaked meanwhile, as will beunderstood. Thus the partitions, in addition to forming the box intocompartments, serve to elevate the rollers and support them properlyover the compartment Z, whereas if the rollers were placed upon thebottom of the suds-box without compartments there could be had butlittle depth of water in the machine, as the rollers must not besubmerged, and there would be no separation of the clean water from thedirty. Boiling water can be used, as the hands need not be put therein.After the rubbing has been completed, the roller-frame may be removedand the several compartments be used--the one for sud'sing the clothes,another for rinsing, and third for bluing the same, thus dispensing withan extra tub. When not in use, the several parts may be adj usted to theposition shown in Fig. l and the cover M be applied, when the machinewill form a convenient table for ironing or other purposes.

By placing the partitions in the bottom of the suds-boX the bottom ofsaid box is braced and strengthened.

Manifestly the partitions may be made of any suitable height. It ispreferred to provide a dischargeopening through the bottoms of each ofthe compartments, as shown..

It will be noticed that we provide end compartments and a central orintermediate compartment in the suds-box, which are separated bypartitions, and support the bed over said intermediate compartment, theend compartments being in practice supplied with water. N ow, in use, itwill be seen, the clothes may extendover the bed and rest at each end inthe water in the end compartments, thus IOO insuring the thoroughwetting of the clothing as the operation proceeds. It will be furtherseen that by the aid of the rubber the clothing may be manipulated asdesired without being touched by the hand, and that all the dirt will bepressed out of the clothing and pass through the bed into the central orintermediate compartment, Where it will be kept from Contact with theclothing. Manifestly, by keeping the clothing being washed fromcontamination by the dirt previously washed out, the washing is greatlyexpedited and can be more thoroughly e'ected with less labor than if thedirt mingled with the clothes during the entire operation; also, byhaving the bedand the dirtreceiving compartment between twowater-compartments the clothing may be immersed at both ends in thewater while' its central portion is being washed, so that the clothing,with the exception of that part being immediately treatedby the rubber,will be soaking and getting in proper condition for such treatment.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved washingmachine herein described, consisting of thesuds-box, the crossboards or partitions L L', dividing such sudsbox intoend compartments, and an intermediate compartment located between saidend compartments and formed between the partitions or cross-boards L L',the bed-frame consisting of the sides i, fitting between the partitionsL' L', brace-rods J, extended between the sides t', the'rollersjournaled in said sides, and the rubber, al1 substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

DAVID C. BARNARD. EDVARD L. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

C. BRIGHAM, LETTA BRIGHAM.

